Geraldine Argentina Exchange

Every year during the winter months 1-2 students from Las Victorias in Argentina come and visit Geraldine and attend Geraldine High School. In exchange 1-2 of our students return to Las Victorias to start a 5 week exchange with the students.

We have started the process for next year’s applications and
all interested students should see Mrs Doy or Ms Knowles for the application
form and more information. Going on an
exchange is an excellent way to experience a different culture and language.
Often students return from exchanges with a life long passion for their new
adopted country. Through meeting new people, you can develop the personal
skills needed to relate to people of all cultures and ages. Overcoming the
difficulties of both a new culture and language gives you resilience and
confidence, which you can carry into the future.

The following passage is from Amelia Houston who has just
returned from her exchange to Las Victorias.

Hi, I'm Amelia Houston and I have recently returned
from Argentina, after a 6 week exchange. It was incredible to be involved in
another culture, in another country and in other people’s houses. I attended
school in the town I was living in, Gualeguaychu. Colegio Las Victorias, my
school, was the only bilingual school in Gualeguaychu. We attended school for 8
hours a day, from 8 am to 4:30 pm and we had English classes in the morning and
Spanish classes in the afternoon. I also got the opportunity to go away on a
school trip, called Cuyo. On the school trip I got to experience different
things from the Andes Mountain Range in Medoza to the red sand-stone cliffs of
Parque Nacional Talampaya. During the week of spring holidays, my host family
took me on several day trips and an overnight trip to surrounding beaches,
national parks, rivers and cities. I meet so many wonderful and friendly people
and made so many friends. My host families were incredible and we still keep in
touch. I had an amazing time and would highly recommended this exchange. I am
so thankful for the school for giving me this opportunity, and everybody else
that helped me get there, it was the experience of lifetime.